School: Ferbane (B.)

Location:
Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 163

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  1. There is a verse which gives the signs that will foretell the comeing of rain.
    The hollow winds begin to blow.
    The clouds look black;
    The glass is low.
    The soot falls down
    The spaniels sleep.
    And spiders from their cobwebs creep.
    Last night the sun whent pale to bed
    The moon in halo hid her head.
    The bolding sheperp heaves a sigh
    To see a rainbow spans the sky.
    The walls are damp
    The ditches smell
    And closed the pink - eyed pimpernel
    Hark how the chairs and tables crack
    Old Betty's joints are on the rack
    Puss on the hearth with velvet paws
    Sits wiping o'er her wiskered jaws.
    Now on a fine day
    The sun shines beatifully
    The birds sings
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Lenehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly